UTI and inflammation and possible prolapse!

sooooo I was having incontinence problems a few weeks ago and for two weeks I put it down to this being my second pregnancy, everything being looser blah blah. I had no pain, no need to pee anymore than normal either, just when I was squatting at work or picking up my 1 year old nephew I would lose a little wee wee.

Anyhoo I finally went to the docs and he did a urine test, and confirmed I had an infection, so I was given some antibiotics and my incontinence has cleared up.

This week I went to see my normal doctor for a check up and she did another urine test and this time there is inflammation...what I want to know is.. what is inflammation? She didn't seem concerned about it but I'd never heard of this before, I've googled and found some stuff on this but I wondered if anybody else has been told this before.

And finally .... I have had this aching, dragging feeling from down below (as if I've been kicked in that area, ridden a horse for a week or had a bit of a naughty night with DH) it was happening alot while I was at work. I work at Bunnings, so I walk around on a cold concrete floor for 8 hours serving customers, I never sit...only for lunch and tea breaks. I was taking little five minute breaks to alleviate the pressure/dragging/aching feeling and it was working.

TMI alert!
Now I have a big lump on the right hand side of my vagina, exactly where I had my episiotomy, it was there a few weeks ago but MUCH smaller. Now it is quite large and seems to be bigger after I have a shower (i guess all the hot water makes my blood swell in that area maybe?) I showed my doctor this but of course lying down on the doctor bed and not being right out of the shower she couldn't see what I was talking about.

I'm just wondering if I might be having a prolapse..slowly, my episiotomy was 36 stitches and there is also a tear down there too. I am only moving my bowels every 2nd or 3rd day and have had a UTI which of course from googling seems to indicate a possible prolapse...

Any thoughts or similarities are welcome..and I'm doing pelvic exercises like crazy now :P

I know someone that has a bladder prolapse, there are different levelse of this, it can be no problem and there are different things they can do like out in a thing that acts as a fake pelvic floor. Its important to find out why this happens, mostlikely in your case pregnancy. I wouldnt be stressing out about this but I would definitely get this checked asap Goodluck hope all goes well

Hi darling. Basically with a uti you will get inflammation so I am not sure what your careprovider was meaning?

It could be a vaginal prolapse or it could be a varicose vein. This can happen sometimes where an epi was performed.

Take yourself off to see your midwife or your obs and get them to have a little look.

The weight of the baby I wouldn't think would cause a prolapse so much at this stage of pregnancy but of course it's possible.

Just get it seen to - I think that's important. :hug:

There are things that can be done to minimise the prolapse if you indeed have one. Please don't suffer in silence. Seek ot some help my love... :hug:

Hey Linzy

When I was pregnant with my DS (second bub) I had that similar feeling to what you describe and thought I had a vaginal prolapse too or a tumour or something! I was stressing out big time! I told my ob and he said it is pretty unlikely that it's a true vaginal prolapse and that they are pretty rare. He had a squiz, and like you say it's not as bad when you lay down. Anyway mine wasn't a prolapse, he said it was just because everything is a bit swollen, it can seem like things are falling out :lol: Mine disappeared though, and after the birth everything has gone back to normal!..thankgoodness!
Perhaps yours is something similar?!

Thanks for your replies guys :) I feel a bit less stressed now :)

I am going to see my Obstetrician on the 27th so I will get him to have a geeze :D

Today is my 18/20 week ultrasound and I am finding out what sex my little one is, so excited :D

Good luck honey. I look forward to hearing your news. :hug:

good luck x

Well I'm going to have to buy pink things!! :D

Oh yay!!!! Congrats!!!

thankyou :D

Saw my midwife yesterday, everything is fine, no prolapse she thinks its just 'one of those things' lots of blood, could be a varicose vein, might go away, and like you guys said as it is exactly where my episiotomy is that there is alot of scar tissue and things can go a bit lumpy. So big weight off my mind :D